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26 January 2026
- 02:5702:57, 26 January 2026 ChatGPT (hist | edit) [18,551 bytes] ClippyWantsToHelp (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{StubNotice}}{{ProductCargo |Company=OpenAI |ProductLine=Generative Artificial Intelligence |ReleaseYear=2022 |InProduction=Yes |ArticleType=Product |Category=Software, Generative Artificial Intelligence |Website=https://chat.openai.com/ |Description=ChatGPT and their impact on consumers |Logo=}} '''ChatGPT''' (Chat Generative Pre-Trained) is a generative artificial intelligence application developed and marketed by OpenAI. It was released on November 30th, 2022. It...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 02:2202:22, 26 January 2026 Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction (hist | edit) [5,037 bytes] Charlie 6 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Microsoft |Status=Active |Product=Minecraft |ArticleType=Product |Type=Privacy }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{Ph-I-ConR}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ph-I-C}}")
25 January 2026
- 20:4420:44, 25 January 2026 List of car models with anti-ownership and anti-privacy practices (hist | edit) [7,117 bytes] Meep (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This page details specific car models that either collect and sell user data or lock certain features behind an additional paywall or subscription. {| class="wikitable" |+ Car Models |- ! Brand !! Parent Company !! Paywalled Features? !! Models That Have Paywalled Features !! Features Paywalled !! Cost of Unlocking Features !! Collect User Data? !! Ability to opt out? |- | Mitsubishi || Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance || Yes || Example || Example || Example || Exam...") originally created as "List of Car Models with Anti-Ownership and Anti-Privacy Practices"
- 18:0218:02, 25 January 2026 Restaurant Brands International caught training AI models using customer voices (hist | edit) [6,912 bytes] SquidthePlummer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo}} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{Ph-I-ConR}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ph-I-C}}") originally created as "Resturant Brand International Caught Training their AI module using consumers voices"
24 January 2026
- 14:2814:28, 24 January 2026 Niimbot label printer (rfid taged labels) (hist | edit) [3,043 bytes] Halina20011 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==About the product== The NIIMBOT B1 is an inkless thermal label printer. <ref>NIIMBOT B1 product page: [https://niimbots.com/collections/label-maker/products/b1-2-inch-inkless-thermal-label-printer-create-professional-labels-with-ease](https://niimbots.com/collections/label-maker/products/b1-2-inch-inkless-thermal-label-printer-create-professional-labels-with-ease)</ref> ==Label identification and print quality== Printer uses an RFID reader to identify NIIMBOT-branded...")
- 09:2109:21, 24 January 2026 Dell (hist | edit) [3,715 bytes] Cabaron (talk | contribs) (Dell is a company that makes Computer related products such as screens, Desktops, Servers, Data Storages and laptops.)
23 January 2026
- 21:0621:06, 23 January 2026 Framework (hist | edit) [10,793 bytes] Cabaron (talk | contribs) (Framework is a company that makes Laptops that are made to be easily customizable.)
- 15:0515:05, 23 January 2026 L.A. Noire "Patch" mandates use Rockstar Games Launcher and Social Club account (hist | edit) [2,990 bytes] 88.97.236.32 (talk) (In April 2021, Rockstar Games released update (v2663.1.0.0) for the Steam version of L.A. Noire that officially mandated the use of the Rockstar Games Launcher and a Rockstar Social Club account, even for single-player offline play. This patch, which replaced the previous social club client with the modern launcher, also introduced online-only DRM check-ins, removing the ability to play the game completely offline. Preventing buyers of the product access to it unless they created a Rockstar a...)
- 02:1102:11, 23 January 2026 Tesla Powerwall (hist | edit) [6,309 bytes] Sojourna (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{ProductLineCargo |ArticleType=Product |Category=Home energy storage battery |Company=Tesla |Description= |InProduction=Yes |Logo= |ReleaseYear=2015 |Website=https://www.tesla.com/powerwall }} '''Tesla Powerwall''' is a product line of rechargeable lithium-ion home energy storage manufactured by Tesla Energy, a division of Tesla. Its purpose is to store backup power, allow the owner to use an alternative source of energy during peak hours, or otherwise for self...")
- 01:1601:16, 23 January 2026 Chamberlain removes API access from new and existing garage door openers (hist | edit) [7,054 bytes] Justaskier155 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Chamberlain Group |StartDate=2023-11 |EndDate=2024-03 |Status=Active |ArticleType=Product |Type=Cloud, Privacy, Ownership |Description=Chamberlain Group removed third party API access to new and existing garage door openers (forcing cloud connection and data collection). }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{...")
22 January 2026
- 14:1214:12, 22 January 2026 Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback (hist | edit) [10,693 bytes] Louis (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=OnePlus |Status=Active |Product=phone, smartphone |Type=Firmware lockout |Description=oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{Ph-I-ConR}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ph-I-C}}")
- 13:0713:07, 22 January 2026 Meta Portal (hist | edit) [5,086 bytes] Horned.hippoo (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{ProductLineCargo |Company=Meta |ReleaseYear=2018 |InProduction=No |ArticleType=Product |Category=Smart Display, Video Calling Device |Logo=Meta Platforms-Logo.wine.png |Website=https://portal.facebook.com/ |Description=Discontinued smart video calling displays requiring mandatory Facebook/Meta account. Features progressively removed 2023-2025 despite 2032 support pro }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of...")
- 04:4804:48, 22 January 2026 Xiaomi Yi Home (hist | edit) [11,283 bytes] Kapetanovic (talk | contribs) (Controversy on how Xiaomi has been systematically limiting users from accessing their hardware in order to force them to purchase a cloud-based storage subscription)
21 January 2026
- 22:5622:56, 21 January 2026 Washington house bill 2321 regarding 3d printers (hist | edit) [24,739 bytes] Louis (talk | contribs) (draft)
- 22:5422:54, 21 January 2026 Honda requires connetion of the car to the internet and creating an account to be able to download offline map updates. (hist | edit) [2,084 bytes] Inwiki (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Honda Motor, HERE North America LLC |StartDate=2025 |Status=Active |ProductLine=car |Product=infotaiment maps update |ArticleType=Product |Type=Anti-consumer Behavior, Security, Surveillance, Privacy, Poor Support |Description=Honda requires connection of the car to the internet and creating an account to be able to download offline map updates. }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response==...")
- 17:4817:48, 21 January 2026 Texas Attorney General sues multiple TV makers over ACR user data collection (hist | edit) [18,714 bytes] Keith (talk | contribs) (creatign page)
20 January 2026
- 22:1522:15, 20 January 2026 Datacolor "sunsetting" older Spyder monitor calibrators (hist | edit) [3,450 bytes] Pantagoon (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo |Company=Datacolor |StartDate=2026-07-19 |Status=Active |ProductLine=Spyder |Product=Spyder2, Spyder3, Spyder4, Spyder5 |ArticleType=Product |Type=Planned Obsolescence |Description=Older Spyder devices will not be receiving software updates. Older Spyder software will no longer support new installations or activations. }} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {...")
- 14:3414:34, 20 January 2026 Projects:Hub (hist | edit) [128 bytes] Keith (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Due to a technical issue (mediawiki namespace spaghetti), the projects pages are currently unavailable. please check back later!")
- 12:2812:28, 20 January 2026 The Coca-Cola Company (hist | edit) [7,859 bytes] JamesTDG (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=1892-01-29 |Industry=Beverage |Logo=CokeCompanyLogo.svg |Type=Public |Website=https://www.coca-colacompany.com/ |Description=The Coca-Cola company is a beverage company known for its consolidation of roughly 1/3 of the beverage market, and corporate lobbying/bribery. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any inc...")
19 January 2026
- 13:5613:56, 19 January 2026 GE Appliances (hist | edit) [5,015 bytes] SinexTitan (talk | contribs) (it is alive!!!!) Tags: Recreated Visual edit
17 January 2026
- 14:0814:08, 17 January 2026 Chat Control (hist | edit) [1,358 bytes] SinexTitan (talk | contribs) (creating page for Chat Control)
15 January 2026
- 02:1502:15, 15 January 2026 Corporate greed (hist | edit) [10,194 bytes] 2605:59c8:117c:fd10:359:6e8:257c:d60c (talk) (Add stub, 99% sure it's biased but who cares?) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
14 January 2026
- 19:1819:18, 14 January 2026 GeForce Now (hist | edit) [2,693 bytes] SinexTitan (talk | contribs) (G-Force NOW) Tag: Visual edit
- 13:2513:25, 14 January 2026 List of anti-consumer SLAPP lawsuits (hist | edit) [2,778 bytes] Keith (talk | contribs) (created page, just added DCS for now) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 11:1111:11, 14 January 2026 SLAPP suits and legal intimidation (hist | edit) [6,710 bytes] Keith (talk | contribs) (getting the stub uploaded. will continue article development later today) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 07:1707:17, 14 January 2026 Stadia (hist | edit) [6,336 bytes] JamesTDG (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{ProductCargo |Company=Google |ReleaseYear=2019 |InProduction=No |ArticleType=Service |Category=Cloud gaming, Video Games, Streaming Services |Logo=Stadia logo.png |Website=stadia.google.com |Description=Stadia was a cloud gaming service hosted by Google. It was shut down in 2023. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not ment...")
- 03:3703:37, 14 January 2026 User:Bythmusters/icecreamdraft (hist | edit) [4,376 bytes] Bythmusters (talk | contribs) ("Ice cream machine broke") originally created as "Taylor C602 Combination Shake/Soft Serve Freezer"
- 02:1202:12, 14 January 2026 Slack (hist | edit) [4,278 bytes] Samiisw (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Description=Slack is an American cloud-based freemium communication platform targeted at businesses and other organizations. |ReleaseYear=August 2013 |Industry=Communications, Collaborative software |Logo= |ParentCompany=Salesforce, Inc |Type=Public |Website=https://slack.com/ }} Slack is a popular messaging and collaboration platform owned by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_(software) Slack Technologies, LLC], formerly Tiny Speck, catering to orga...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 01:0301:03, 14 January 2026 Arduino (hist | edit) [4,760 bytes] JamesTDG (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=2005 |Industry=Electronics |Logo=Arduino Logo Registered.png }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. ===Example incident one (''date'')=== {{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}} Short summary of the inc...")
- 00:3500:35, 14 January 2026 Mitsubishi Group (hist | edit) [2,256 bytes] JamesTDG (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=1870 |Logo=Mitsubishi logo.png |Type=Private |Website=Mitsubishi.com |Description=Mitsubishi Group is a group of 40 individual Japanese companies that own substantial shares in each other. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the :Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PA...")
10 January 2026
- 21:3421:34, 10 January 2026 Discord / 5CA Data Breach (hist | edit) [4,626 bytes] OskaRRRitoS (talk | contribs) (Initial write-up for this incident) Tag: Visual edit
9 January 2026
- 18:4118:41, 9 January 2026 User:Awambawamb/Sandbox (hist | edit) [1,702 bytes] Awambawamb (talk | contribs) (Several years ago an old man got charged by an independent repair shop €90 to fix his broken cofee machine, €60 for the spare parts and €30 labour. When the repair shop gave back his machine along with the repaired piece that is the whole motor+grinder block, this old man opened it up and saw that the machine was blatantly design to break because the gear driving the metallic grinder was made of plastic and therefore susceptible to break. In a video this old guy explains that competitors sell...) originally created as "DeLonghi coffee machine with grinder case"
7 January 2026
- 20:3520:35, 7 January 2026 Wegmans collects customers' biometric data (hist | edit) [11,536 bytes] Bythmusters (talk | contribs) (New page)
6 January 2026
- 15:1315:13, 6 January 2026 Healthline (hist | edit) [4,379 bytes] SinexTitan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=1999 |ParentCompany=Red }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. ===Example incident one (''date'')=== {{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}} Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summa...")
2 January 2026
- 11:0311:03, 2 January 2026 Aotearoa/New Zealand consumer law (hist | edit) [2,495 bytes] Freorunning (talk | contribs) (The basis of Aotearoa/New Zealand consumer law is the Consumers Guarantees Act - an act which only works if you the consumer make it work for you.)
1 January 2026
- 16:0016:00, 1 January 2026 Trade Republic (hist | edit) [4,599 bytes] MrTuttle (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=2015 |Industry=Financial services |Type=Private |Website=www.traderepublic.com |Description=Trade Republic is a German neo-broker that offers bank accounts and trading of finance products with very low transaction fees. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the ...")